Russian Folk Song: “Down the River Mother Volga.“

Here I present a Russian Traditional song, “Down the River Mother Volga“. Set to music by Alexandr Sveshnikov Down the Volga, Mother Volga, over the wide sheet of water, there rises a thunderstorm, a huge thunderstorm. Nothing is to be seen in the Waves, there is only a small black ship. with glistening white sails. The oarsman have dark caps, and their belts are shiny red. Their leader is dressed up, too, in a long cloak made of black velvet. Now their leader begins to speak: “Let us sing our song, boys, let it sound down the Volga, Mother Volga, over the wide sheet of water!“ Sung here by the Patriarchal Choir Moscow.